Robert Yeganeh, CEO of Love My Shoes, "Professor for a Day" at Nassau Community College April 22

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For Release: March 16, 2010Media Contact: Alicia Steger 516.572.9634E-mail: alicia.steger@ncc.eduncc.edu/newsreleases   Robert Yeganeh, CEO of Love My Shoes, "Professor for a Day" at Nassau Community College

April 22

Garden City, NY - On Thursday, April 22, Robert Yeganeh, Chief Executive Officer of Love My Shoes, will be “Professor for a Day” at Nassau Community College. Yeganeh will speak to NCC students about his personal entrepreneurship experiences as the founder of Love My Shoes. The presentation, which is open to NCC marketing students only, will take place in Room 218 of Building B at 11:30 a.m.

The “Professor for a Day” series at Nassau Community College was instituted in 1980 by Professor Jack K. Mandel of the Marketing Department. The program is an opportunity for prominent business leaders to share their experience and expertise with NCC students.

Robert Yeganeh was born in Iran and came to the United States in 1977. He earned a bachelor of science degree in aeronautical engineering from Dowling College in 1988. His retailing career began by selling shoes at local street fairs and flea markets. Now in its 21st year, Love My Shoes is one of the top retailers in the tri-state area.

For more information about Yeganeh's appearance at Nassau Community College, please call Prof. Mandel at 516.572.7991.

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